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but the people who run california's pension system say absolutely not. what is he asking for? >> basically he's trying to double his pension from $19,000 a month, which is far surpassing almost anyone else in our system as a retiree to bobby brown $38,000 a month. >> does he deserve that from the taxpayers? >> the taxpayers are outraged whenever anyone does something like trying to use fraud and deceit and hide the way in which they got paid. you don't deserve it and it's not allowed. >> a proposed decision agrees rejecting the aappeal, but adams is appeals. inside his gated community he aawaits a final decision. >> she's joining us now from los angeles. do people of bell believe that adams only wanted to take the police chief job for a short time so he could boost his pension? >> they believe it's twofold. in the short term, wolf, they believe it was the inflated paycheck but in the long term absolutely. it's called spiking your pension. you take a job to increase what the state will pay you for the rest of the life. the state pension board also agrees and that's why they're
but the people who run california's pension system say absolutely not. what is he asking for? >> basically he's trying to double his pension from $19,000 a month, which is far surpassing almost anyone else in our system as a retiree to bobby brown $38,000 a month. >> does he deserve that from the taxpayers? >> the taxpayers are outraged whenever anyone does something like trying to use fraud and deceit and hide the way in which they got paid. you don't deserve it and it's not...
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randy adams want more money from the state of california for his pension. adams is also suing the state to double his pension to half a million dollars a year for the rest of his life. how? his oversized salary in belle. that was his last job. his highest-paying job, and even though he only held the position a year, he says his pension should be based on that pay. hi chief randy adams, i'm kyung lah from cnn. we caught up with randy adams in simi valley. the people of the city of bell saw you milked them for a salary that was extraordinarily high and now you're trying to do the same thing with the state. >> well, i disagree, of course, with those types of characterizations. when one day i'm able to tell my complete side of the story, i think you'll see there is a completely different side to that story. unfortunately, i can't talk at length about it, but that's the situation. >> reporter: do you think you deserve to make double what the lapd chief made? >> i've made all the comments i can make at this time. >> reporter: adams would not elaborate on camera,
randy adams want more money from the state of california for his pension. adams is also suing the state to double his pension to half a million dollars a year for the rest of his life. how? his oversized salary in belle. that was his last job. his highest-paying job, and even though he only held the position a year, he says his pension should be based on that pay. hi chief randy adams, i'm kyung lah from cnn. we caught up with randy adams in simi valley. the people of the city of bell saw you...
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and scandal bankrupts a california city. officials allegedly scam millions and millions of dollars from taxpayers. one former police chief now wants a lot more. ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. y'know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yeah, i know. oh, you're good. [ laughing ] good luck! [ male announcer ] priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, support
and scandal bankrupts a california city. officials allegedly scam millions and millions of dollars from taxpayers. one former police chief now wants a lot more. ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. aww, not the mall....
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>> you know, it is a fairly new ban on conversion therapy in california. california is the only state as far as i know, the first state in our nation to ban reparative therapy or conversion therapy for people under the age of 18. so that will, again, lend support to the plaintiffs in this case that this therapy is just junk science, that it is not appropriate therapy for changing someone's sexual orientation. and so i suspect that we'll be hearing more not only about the california law banning it, but also just about the medical evidence supporting or not supporting this therapy. >> just wanted to talk about it, first of its kind lawsuit, see where it goes. sunny hostin on the case, thank you. >> thanks, brooke. >>> drugs, gangs, murder. one expert says that's what many americans think of when they think of mexico and the country's next leader, minutes away from sitting down with president obama at the white house. my next guest explains why americans have the wrong idea about mexico. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating?
>> you know, it is a fairly new ban on conversion therapy in california. california is the only state as far as i know, the first state in our nation to ban reparative therapy or conversion therapy for people under the age of 18. so that will, again, lend support to the plaintiffs in this case that this therapy is just junk science, that it is not appropriate therapy for changing someone's sexual orientation. and so i suspect that we'll be hearing more not only about the california law...
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she's a democrat from california. she serves as chief deputy minority whip and is also on the financial services and judiciary committees. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome. >> listen, first of all we want to talk about senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he's accusing the democrats of not being willing to compromise. take a quick listen. >> republicans have stepped out of our comfort zone, and yet we rem remain at an impasse. leading us to ask why. because a vocal minority on the hard left continues to argue to leaders of their party from the president on down, that democrats in washington should do absolutely nothing about short-term or long-term spending problems. >> so congresswoman he says that the republicans are outside their comfort zone. are democrats also out of their comfort zone? is everything on the table? not just medicaid and medicare, but also obama care? >> the president has made it abundantly clear that he's prepared to compromise if, in fact, the republicans unders
she's a democrat from california. she serves as chief deputy minority whip and is also on the financial services and judiciary committees. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> you're welcome. >> listen, first of all we want to talk about senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he's accusing the democrats of not being willing to compromise. take a quick listen. >> republicans have stepped out of our comfort zone, and yet we rem remain at an impasse. leading us to...
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humboldt state university in northern california is holding interdisciplinary studies right now focusing on medical marijuana. it's being run by different professors and lecturers. medical marijuana's a hot topic now as more states allow its use and two states, as you know, they've approved the drug for recreational use. so here's a question -- would you let a first or second grader or any child use medical marijuana? some family members in oregon say yes. 7-year-old any kyla comstock has leukemia. she's a registered medical marijuana patient. her mom gives her the drug every day. not surprisingly, there are some, including her father, who have concerns about this. after all, she's 7 years old. dr. sanjay gupta joins us with more. and we wanted to get your opinion on this. >> well, i mean, the first question a lot of people ask is, is this even safe to do. and this ends up being the crux of questions surrounding marijuana. what is hard from a purely scientific standpoint is that it's an illegal drug in the united states. so it's hard to do studies on a drug that's illegal. you often look
humboldt state university in northern california is holding interdisciplinary studies right now focusing on medical marijuana. it's being run by different professors and lecturers. medical marijuana's a hot topic now as more states allow its use and two states, as you know, they've approved the drug for recreational use. so here's a question -- would you let a first or second grader or any child use medical marijuana? some family members in oregon say yes. 7-year-old any kyla comstock has...